Chapter 66: Reinforcements Finally Arrive
Just when Taishan County was vigorously cultivating, Xu Miao and Gao Liang finally rushed to Taishan County.
To be honest, neither Xu Maung nor Gao Liang expected that they were originally going to Yecheng, but they first ran to Yecheng, and then ran to Ji County, knowing that they were separated from Liu Tai and Shi Le, so they ran to Taishan County with their troops.
It's just that by the time they came, Liu Tai had already finished fighting Taishan County, and the soldiers' fields were all divided.
Therefore, when Xu Maung and Sorghum came over with their troops, they happened to see the thriving Taishan County.
"Lao Xu, I didn't expect the kid of the Liu family to take care of this Taishan County quite well!" Sorghum couldn't help but sigh.
"When we meet, call him Liu Huben, don't let Donglai County be embarrassed!" Xu Maung glanced at the sorghum and reminded.
"Got it, got it!" Sorghum couldn't help but sigh when he said this, "Although Lao Tzu couldn't beat him under the hands of Donglai County Gong at the beginning, he didn't expect that now he can command the army to fight vertically and horizontally, and let him resist Gou Xi!" ”
"Now that he has occupied Xuzhou, he intends to fight steadily and steadily, and he has not ventured forward, obviously the choice of Donglai County Duke is right!" Xu Maung said seriously.
While the two were talking, they saw that Liu Tai had already led a cavalry to meet them.
Although it is said that because it is the Xiongnu Han Kingdom, the whole country is not short of horses.
However, the cavalry of the Xiongnu Han State was mainly in the hands of Liu Yao and Liu Cong, and Shi Le had his own horse farm because he belonged to the Qian tribe, so they did not lack cavalry.
The Han represented by Wang Mi is still dominated by infantry, and Xu Maung and Gao Liang have horses with their guards, but it is impossible to form a cavalry army.
So at this moment, seeing Liu Tai silently take out a cavalry team to greet him and the others, he was suddenly in awe.
Liu Tai's cavalry team was naturally the cavalry team under Zhao An, and it was impossible for this cavalry team to charge on the battlefield.
But there's nothing wrong with putting it on a show, and now is the time to show what you're capable of.
Compared with Li Gu or Cao Wei, they are really able to rely on the old man to talk to Liu Tai.
And although these two people are also Liu Tai's elders, strictly speaking, they were equal to Liu Tai at the beginning.
Now that they are under Liu Tai's hands, Liu Tai naturally needs to suppress them in momentum, otherwise it will be difficult to manage them in the future.
Liu Tai rode his horse to the two of them and said, "General Xu, General Gao, it's been a long time, this time my uncle sent you two to assist me, I believe we will be able to guard Gou Xi!" ”
"Liu Huben is polite, with your strength, maybe even without our assistance, you can still defeat Gou Xi!"
At this moment, Xu Maung was quite polite to Liu Tai, after all, the military exploits on the battlefield were the most convincing, although Wang Mijun was more or less envious, jealous and hateful to Liu Tai.
But Liu Tai's military exploits are real in the end, and this kind of military exploits are naturally convincing.
"Two generals, I have already arranged a banquet for the two of them in the city, and after the soldiers are stationed outside the city, we will feast and drink together today to catch the wind and wash the dust for the two of them!" Liu Tai looked at the two of them and said quite calmly.
Hearing Liu Tai's words, Xu Maung and Sorghum glanced at each other, and Xu Maung said, "It will be arranged by General Liu." ”
After Xu Maung and Gao Liang arranged the troops, they then took their guards to Liu Tai's banquet.
Liu Tai also calmly prepared the delicious Mei Ji.
Especially the dancing girls who were copied from the wealthy families, if they were thrown into the society, it would really be a minute to show you, and Liu Tai could only raise them first, and now it has an effect.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Liu Tai said seriously: "Do the two of you have any plans for Gou Xi?" ”
Xu Maung and Sorghum glanced at each other, but Xu Maung looked at Liu Tai and said, "Since Gou Xi went out to fight, he has never been defeated, and he is definitely not able to match it. ”
"I see!" Liu Tai understood what the two of them said, thought for a while and said,
"Gou Xi has a prominent reputation, if we take the initiative to attack Qingzhou, I'm afraid we will all fold in Qingzhou, but I have an idea, I don't know if the two of you can help me take a closer look!"
Xu Maung and Sorghum glanced at each other, but they opened their mouths and said, "Please also let Liu Huben know!" ”
"I want to invite two generals to be stationed in Xinfeng and coerce Langya, if it is unbearable for the people of Langya country.
Langya is close to Sima Yue's fiefdom of the East China Sea, if Langya is threatened, if Gou Xi really uses soldiers like a god, he should besiege Wei to save Zhao, attack Fenggao to attract rescue from Ling, so as to give up the harassment of Langya! ”
"General Liu wants to use himself as bait?" Sorghum heard Liu Tai's words, but said with a bit of a dazedness.
"I've only heard of Gou Xiqiang, but how strong Gou Xi is, I have never experienced it firsthand, if you can prepare the battlefield and time in advance, you can't compete with Gou Xi, then I think it's better for us to retreat early!" Liu Tai said quite seriously.
To be honest, Liu Tai naturally didn't know that the friendship between Gou Xi and Sima Yue had cracked at this time.
Of course, it is only a rift, and it is not yet time for the boat of friendship to really capsize.
Therefore, using the East China Sea Kingdom to lure and threaten Gou Xi is useless, no one is sure whether it is useful.
"If this is the general's plan, we are naturally willing to cooperate!" Xu Maung and Sorghum glanced at each other, but they didn't hesitate, and immediately answered, after all, no matter what you say, you don't lose anything about this matter!
After all, it's not under Liu Tai's nose, but to harass and rob Langya Country, compared to snorting under Liu Tai's hands, at least it's much more comfortable to go there!
"By the way, Langya has always been a place of outstanding people, if there are literate craftsmen who understand medicine, or are good at organs, they are captured, and everyone I am willing to pay ten gold to buy it!" Liu Tai looked at the two and said, "Please don't dislike the two generals!" ”
Xu Maung and Sorghum glanced at each other, but they didn't expect Liu Tai to make such a request.
Xu Maung nodded, and then said to Liu Tai, "Since this is General Liu's order, we will naturally obey it." ”
The two of them knew Liu Tai's habits, that is, they liked those literate scholars, but they didn't expect that this time they would expand to medicine and institutional craftsmen, but the two of them didn't care, since Liu Tai was willing to give money, he didn't mind making extra money.
The group negotiated the conditions with a smile on their faces under this banquet, and said that the two of them did not stay in Fenggao for much the next day, and directly took their soldiers to Xinfeng, intending to be stationed there and start earning the first extra money.
After all, the two of them are from homeless backgrounds, if they are really not sure about a tough battle, but going to Langya Country to harass them is really their old business, Liu Tai believes that they will give Langya Country quite a headache.
"The general doesn't seem to want the two of them to dispatch under his command!" This Chu Yu watched Xu Gao and the two armies go away, and said to Liu Tai.
"Their army is different from ours, we have no reasonable reason to adapt them, those two armies stay for a long time, and conflicts will inevitably break out between the two sides!" Liu Tai couldn't help but say, "So it's a good thing to let them leave Fenggao!" ”
"Why didn't the general annex them!" Chu Yi heard Liu Tai's words, but he suggested with a serious face.
"They are the reinforcements that my uncle gave me, it is enough to obey my dispatch, why merge them!"
Liu Tai didn't seem to understand Chu Yu's extraneous voice, but said seriously,
"Instead, we should accumulate grain, build a high wall, and deal with Gou Xi's attack well!"
Chu Yi naturally couldn't understand the secret words in Liu Tai's words, but he sighed that Liu Tai didn't think about taking this opportunity to decouple from Wang Mi, but he couldn't help but feel a little headache in his heart.
To tell the truth, these days Chu Yu and Liu Tai get along, watching Liu Tai recover the land of Taishan County, began to distribute calmly, whether it is the local people, or the soldiers under his command, although they have a discord with each other, but they are still very satisfied with Liu Tai's distribution method.
Chu Biao even affirmed Liu Tai's innate ability in internal affairs, but it is a pity that such a natural talent is tied to Wang Mi, instead of wanting to do it independently, which makes Chu Biao very anxious.
However, Chu Yu took a deep breath, calmed down in the end, and said to Liu Tai:
"The Taishan Goat Clan has found seeds that know how to grow winter wheat, as well as corresponding cultivation talents, and are willing to trade them with us."
"So fast?!" Liu Tai heard Chu Yu's words, but he felt a little surprised.
This is in the fourth century, not in the twenty-first century, and you can get everything you want by shopping online.
"Don't underestimate the top family!" Chu Aodao,
"After all, the greatest education given to these families in the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms is to prepare more things, and after all, they are prepared.
Especially after it is rumored that after Prime Minister Zhuge researched steamed buns, the family would eventually plant some winter wheat in their fields, and then use these steamed buns to eat themselves or use them for sacrifice.
Therefore, there is no shortage of winter wheat and corresponding craftsmen in a family like the Yang family, since you want it, the Yang family is also happy to take it out as a bargaining chip for friendship with you.
After all, the Taishan Goat family is just a person who wants to vote for his greater benefit, not to hate you! ”
"It's really a nobleman!" Liu Tai shook his head, but he also felt the sincerity of the Taishan goat's family.
Liu Tai said to Chu Yu, "You tell the Taishan Goat family that I need a lot of winter wheat seeds and corresponding talents, and their family is not enough, let them treat this as a long-term deal, and I will take out the gold and silver copied from the family to pay!" ”
"Why should General Liu pay so much attention to it, after all, corn is the mainstream, and we are not mature in the technology of cultivating winter wheat."
Chu Yi listened to Liu Tai's plan to buy a large number of winter wheat seeds and corresponding craftsmen, but he was a little incomprehensible.
And Liu Tai nodded and said, "If Gou Xi is really a famous general, then he will definitely send troops to the time, corn is planted here all the year round, and he must know when it is ripe, and at the latest, he will definitely send troops to eat the enemy and feed the enemy, and one hour should be twenty minutes!" ”
"The general was prepared for that time?!" When Chu Yu heard Liu Tai's words, his expression became serious.
"If I were Gou Xi, the time I would choose to send troops would definitely be when the grain was about to be ripe, and that would be the time when it would be the most difficult for us to choose!" Liu Taidao, "Although I want to touch Gou Xi as much as possible in the right time and place, but if I can really only stick to Fenggao, then at least there will be a hole card to turn over in the future!" ”
"I understand, I will discuss this matter with the Taishan Goat Clan!" Chu Yu heard Liu Tai's words, but he understood Liu Tai's purpose.
If Liu Tai was really invincible in the field and defeated Gou Xi in the wild, it would naturally be the best thing.
But if this can't be done, forcing Liu Tai to stick to the city, then take advantage of the impression that Gou Xi has not seen large-scale planting of winter wheat, so as to accumulate a wave of grain, maybe in the end, this wave of grain will become the last weight for the two sides to divide the victory or defeat!
When the army fights, the first priority is food, even if Liu Tai ruthlessly raids the family in Taishan County, there is no need to worry about food in a short period of time, but for any army that fights a war, where will there be a time when there is a lot of dislike for food.
It's best to eat more than one and lose one more, so that the enemy on the other side who is hungry and a little crazy will be completely defeated.
Chu Yu didn't talk nonsense, and immediately went to the Yang family to continue to negotiate the conditions, and the Yang family also pushed Liu Tai to be a second-hand dealer in vain.
Of course, Liu Tai's prosperous development in Fenggao, down to the people to the fields to cultivate, up to the sheep family to trade, the people of Taishan County soon accepted Liu Tai's rule.
In particular, Liu Tai took the initiative to take out food and let the people work, whether it was repairing the city walls, building roads, or digging ravines......
There are all kinds of work, as long as the local people are willing to work, then Liu Tai is willing to give them a mouthful of food, and the enthusiasm of these people to work is even higher.
After all, this is a troubled era, and the most important thing is the aimless homeless and displaced people, and even the beggar army itself is the product of this group of people to report to the group for warmth, you can imagine how amazing the homeless people in the whole world are.
Liu Tai did not give much to these people, even if they worked five or six hours a day, they only received rations for two meals.
But in such troubled times, as long as you are willing to work, you can give food, and where else is there such a good place.
Therefore, Liu Tai soon had a large number of laborers in his hands to assist him in building and repairing Fenggaolai.
Of course, Liu Tai was preparing to deal with Gou Xi, but similarly, Gou Xi in Qingzhou also noticed Liu Tai, who had occupied Taishan County.
Because Xu Di was originally going to flee to Langya County, but he escaped halfway, gritted his teeth and chose to go north, and came to Qingzhou to find Gou Xi.
Because he had led a large army, Xu Gong clearly knew that no one in Langya could be sure to defeat Liu Tai, but Gou Xi, who was named in Shibai, was different, at least in his opinion, Gou Xi could chop Liu Tai!
"Liu Tai, the tiger general of the puppet Han, has occupied Taishan County!" Gou Xi listened to Xu Niao's words and said in a deep voice,
"It's a pity that I am the assassin of Qingzhou, and I can't crusade against Yanzhou without an edict, you live in Qingzhou, wait for me to go to the court, and see what the court says!"
(End of chapter)