There was a lot of noise around, Qiu Hu stepped forward, and the voice could only be heard by the He family's father and son: "The enemy army is afraid that the city is going to besiege the city, should I take someone to sneak out of the city from the west gate first, so as to facilitate internal and external response?" ”

He Lingchuan's first thought, good advice!

Leaving a capable team outside, you can spy on the enemy, but you can combine the inside and the outside, and the mobility is very high.

But before he answered, He Chunhua waved his hand: "No need, there is a way to get out." ”

"Daddy......"

"Just believe me." He Chunhua asserted: "I will send someone to make some preparations. ”

He has always been thoughtful, and he doesn't believe in opening his mouth, saying that there is a way, but most of them are really there. So He Lingchuan made a gesture to Qiu Hu to let him calm down.

Qiu Hu nodded and went to work.

He Chunhua looked at his back and said to He Lingchuan: "The guards sent to you by the Rongshan Sect are very effective, I think he is a general." ”

Hearing the enemy attack, how could ordinary soldiers react so quickly?

Did Rongshan Sect send such talents to his eldest son as a guard?

How much weight does that have to do with him?

He Lingchuan smiled.

Of course, this thought was only fleeting, and the big war restrained all of He Chunhua's energy, and he began to calculate the balance of power inside and outside the city.

He brought a hundred pro-army troops, the newly assembled Heishui City Defense Army had seven hundred and eighty people, and the eldest son brought fifteen Rongshan people, so the combat strength was about nine hundred.

"Nine hundred, that's not enough." He pressed his temple, "When I left Blackwater City the year before last, there were obviously two thousand two hundred people in the city defense army, why are there only seven hundred and eight left!" ”

Zhao Qinghe immediately said: "I asked, last year, Hu Junshou declared a reduction in military defense on the grounds of heavy expenses. The royal court also approved, so the city defense army was reduced to 1,500 men; Later, the Northwest Front was tightened, and another 700 people were transferred from here. ”

"Nonsense!" He Chunhua stroked his forehead, "This is a border fortress!" "The surname Hu really died unjustly!

But He Lingchuan understood that Heishui City had been peaceful for a long time, and there was a wild sand season every year, which was equivalent to not being able to fight for four or five months of the year, and Hu Junshou was paralyzed. The Blackwater City Army was formed by the former county warden He Chunhua, and it was not allowed to hoard land privately, and it was a regular border army supported by the local government, and the local finances were tight, and it was really miserable to support so many large soldiers.

Originally, there was a subsidy for military spending, but in recent years, the domestic consumption of the kite has not stopped, and it has long been impossible to get this money. Hu Junshou doesn't have He Chunhua's open-source ability, so he can only find a way to reduce expenditure, as if it is not a big mistake.

After coming and going, it fell into the current dilemma.

These nine hundred men were barely enough to defend the city; But if you want to repel the Anton, it's a bit insufficient.

After all, the quality of the soldiers ......

"Nine hundred men is really not enough, we can only recruit troops from the city." He Lingchuan touched his chin, "I came back for a few days, and I always saw strong men stumbling around the city, and there were many cultivators. ”

"Cultivator?" He Chunhua immediately understood, "It's also for the Panlong Desert." ”

"Isn't that a ready-made help? No need for nothing. ”

He Chunhua thought about it and smiled rarely: "It's a good way." ”

Then, he rushed to the vegetable market in Blackwater City.

The accompanying soldiers beat the gong all the way to attract the people of the city.

Facing the fathers and elders of the city, He Chunhua began to improvise a pacification speech + conscription mobilization.

He said only three things:

First of all, the high gate of Blackwater City has deep walls and strong artillery, and it is difficult for foreign enemies to attack, otherwise there is no need to deceive and open the city gate;

Secondly, Anton was defeated by his He Chunhua twenty years ago. If he can defeat the Anton three times, he can defeat them a fourth;

In the end, Blackwater City has plenty of food and equipment, so the elders don't have to worry. Now a strong boy is recruited to protect the Acropolis, and the salary and shirt are all preferential and generous!

The Soul Mirror asked He Lingchuan, "Is there enough food here?" ”

"Who knows?" According to He Lingchuan's understanding of the administrative ability of local officials in the Kite Kingdom, this sentence is mostly He Chunhua's nonsense. "What else would he say? There is not enough food, the weapons have long been rusted, and the armor is not complete? ”

If you squeak the truth, half of the people here will have to run away.

He Chunhua has been an official in Heishui City for more than ten years, and the administration is usually close to the people, and most of the city's residents do not recognize Hu Junshou, but they have a lot of trust in He Chunhua.

Hu Junshou was killed, the city gate was besieged, and internal and external troubles were coming. Everyone was afraid of the wind and rain, and suddenly the former county guard came to the city, and the command was determined-

He Lingchuan stepped forward at the right time to help, raised his breath and shouted: "Lord He defeated the Xunzhou rebels in the north, and he is already the governor of Xuanzhou, and he was awarded the title of Marquis of Wuwei and General Changning, and he put down the rebellion in the south a month ago. The enemy outside Blackwater City is not worth mentioning! Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in this city, the masters and strong hands come to help, so that they can retreat from the enemy and reopen the city gate as soon as possible! ”

The last sentence was said to the other forces lurking in Blackwater City, of course the civilians didn't understand, but when they heard that He Chunhua had made a lot of achievements, they felt a lot more relieved when they thought that it was such a kind strongman who was in charge of the overall situation.

Next, the recruitment of Blackwater City was quite smooth, and more than 300 people were recruited in two hours.

The new recruits have a short time to learn and drill to kill the enemy.

He Chunhua took time out of his busy schedule to ask Zhao Qinghe, "Did any cultivators take the initiative to join?" ”

Zhao Qinghe shook his head.

Heh, as expected. He Chunhua smiled coldly: "Then invite them to join voluntarily." ”

He Lingchuan said on the side: "Don't worry. ”

"Not in a hurry?"

"They don't want to end up yet, Dad, if you force them, I'm afraid it will backfire."

Don't push people to the side of the Anton.

Unconsciously, He Chunhua asked his eldest son quite smoothly: "When will it be?" ”

"Wait until they feel like we have a chance to win." He Lingchuan smiled, "It's best to wait until they're impatient...... I see, it's coming. ”

He Chunhua nodded slowly.

He Lingchuan saw deep thought in his eyes.

I don't know if he was thinking about He Lingchuan's words or He Lingchuan as a person.

When He Lingchuan returned to his residence to rest for a while, the mirror asked him again:

"Isn't this situation part of your plan?"

Although when He Lingchuan made the plan, it didn't find these contents. But the master often has a deep meaning in doing things, and it always finds out at the end of the day.

"Nonsense." He Lingchuan washed his face, lay on his back on the bed and closed his eyes to recuperate, "The sudden attack of the Anton people was an accident, and I didn't call them here. ”

Don't be under any illusions that the plan will be implemented and that the situation will be under control. After experiencing the Battle of Xushan, he understood:

Accidents are the norm in life.

"What an accident?" The mirror remained skeptical.

"The Anton's attack on Blackwater City is not surprising in itself." He Lingchuan said, "As my father said, a weak country has a strong neighbor, and it is in danger. What's more, the wild sand season disappears, and Blackwater City loses a heavy natural danger, and foreign enemies are not afraid of fighting a protracted war. But at this time, they were so stuck that they completely disrupted my original plan. ”

(End of chapter)