"My lord, I'm afraid it's not enough for us to rely on one county alone in this matter, right?" Wang Dong asked, "If the Houyuan army invades this time, Liangzhou may not be able to resist it." ”

"This is a trouble, I heard that Lord Hong has trained 30,000 people in the past three years, and 30,000 people in one county, which is very amazing. Renjiang said, "But even so, it is only Dunhuang County, and there are several other counties, how can there be any soldiers available?

"Lord Lin, there should be more than 30,000 people, right?" Renhe looked at Lin Xiqi and asked.

"Fifty thousand. Lin Xiqi said.

"I know you have a hand in secret. Renhe laughed.

"Even if there are still 20,000 people in the secret, I am afraid it will not be enough to deal with the Houyuan army. Ren Jiang sighed, "Three years ago, how could this invasion of the Houyuan army cost more than 100,000 people, right? I don't deny Lord Hong's means of training troops, his subordinates are all elite soldiers and strong generals, but those Tartars of the Houyuan have grown up on horseback since childhood, and our side is naturally disadvantaged. If the number is smaller than them, there is basically no hope of victory. ”

"100,000? Lin Xiqi shook his head and said, "They are taking revenge on Liangzhou this time." ”

"Lord Lin, when you talked about revenge, I have a bigger worry in my heart. Renjiang frowned slightly.

"What are you worried about?" Lin Xiqi asked.

"I'm worried that Hou Yuan's revenge this time is not aimed at Liangzhou, but our Sandao County. Renjiang said.

Renhe's face changed slightly: "Liangzhou is the target of Hou Yuan's revenge, this should be true, but our Sandao County is definitely the focus of Hou Yuan's Tatar revenge." After all, the Tartars were defeated in Sandao County back then. In order to retaliate, I am afraid that they will bloody Sandao County. ”

Such revenge of the Later Yuan is not unheard of in history.

Their intrusion into the border was met with some resistance, which was a detriment to the defeat of the troops.

But Hou Yuan will take brutal revenge on these places.

This kind of retaliation made the officers and soldiers in the border land fearful.

Over time, many people did not dare to resist Houyuan.

Hou Yuan came to plunder, and it won't be long before he evacuated.

Therefore, the people in this border land, especially some officials, and the local big forces, are not allowed to resist by their own people.

This is why some local garrisons watched the Later Yuan Tartars show off their might, and they cowered in the camp and did not dare to make a move.

They were afraid that their attack would anger the Houyuan Tartars, and the consequence would probably be a frenzied massacre in a town or even a county.

"They dare?" Wang Dong said angrily, "Last time, the Houyuan Tartars were defeated, and this time they will not be an exception. ”

"This time it's different. Lin Xiqi shook his head and said, "Last time, there were so many people in the rivers and lakes, but this time there were no people to help." ”

Wang Dong looked depressed, but in fact, he was unwilling in his heart.

The Houyuan army invaded, and they were not afraid of any danger, but there were so many people in Sandao County, they were afraid that they would not be able to protect them.

"Lord Lin, the matter of the Houyuan Tartar and the Red Lotus Sect is just a sign for the time being, and it is not completely determined, let's put this matter aside for a while. The most important thing now is the new Liangzhou pastor. Renjiang said.

"Yes, it's the most important thing right now. Lin Xiqi nodded and said, "I mean, if anyone dares to come to Liangzhou, then send him to the west." ”

"For the time being, I don't know who this person is, I don't know which prince he is. Ren Jiang said, "But since it is the men and horses of those princes, there must be masters around him to escort him, and even in the dark, there will be many masters, light and dark guards." ”

"Wang Dong?" Lin Xiqi looked at Wang Dong.

"My lord, acting sect master, leave this person's identity and whereabouts to me. I will tell you the news in the shortest possible time. Wang Dong said.

"Wang Dong, your news is still too late. Lin Xiqi said lightly.

"Please forgive me, my subordinates will speed up the deployment of personnel, I believe it won't be long before we can get the news from the capital." Wang Dong hurriedly got up and said.

He knew that Lin Xiqi was a little dissatisfied with his current intelligence gathering.

He is under a lot of pressure in his heart, but he can understand what adults think.

The adults already know that the new Liangzhou pastor has been decided, and he is not very clear, which is a kind of dereliction of duty.

"It's right to speed up, but you can't fill up the numbers indiscriminately for the sake of being fast, and you'd rather be short than indiscriminate. Lin Xiqi said.

"Don't worry, my lord. Wang Dong said, "In the past three years, the subordinates have been a little deficient in the intelligence penetration outside of Liangzhou, but the subordinates have not been idle. The three years have been devoted to the training of key personnel, and now they are almost mature, and all of them can be sent out, so that contact points in other places can be established immediately. ”

"The skeleton is very important, as long as you have the skeleton, the rest is much easier. Renjiang nodded, "Lord Wang has laid a solid foundation." ”

"Oh, why didn't you say it before?" asked Lin Xiqi.

In the past three years, Lin Xiqi has not asked too much about Wang Dong and the things they are responsible for.

Therefore, Wang Dong's recent performance cannot satisfy him.

For example, looking for something like the 'Black Tiger Bandit', according to Lin Xiqi's thoughts, he could have found it a long time ago.

But there was no news from Wang Dong's side, and in the end, he could only let the second senior brother go out.

It took months to get away with it.

Now that I heard Wang Dong say this, I misunderstood him a little.

"The subordinate wanted to surprise the adult. Wang Dong said.

"Well, this surprise is not bad. Lin Xiqi nodded and said, "Replenish the personnel as soon as possible, and Liangzhou and the Houyuan Tartars will also have to strengthen surveillance." Report anything as soon as there is a disturbance. ”

"Yes, my subordinates will not disappoint my lords. Wang Dong said.

"Acting Sect Master, I'll deal with the new Liangzhou Mu, your main purpose is to guard against the people of the Red Lotus Sect. They should hate the Floating Cloud Sect so much, be careful. Lin Xiqi said.

"I'm afraid that they won't jump out, once they jump out, my Floating Cloud Sect won't be easy to mess with. Renjiang said.

Lin Xiqi nodded and said, "In order for the people of Liangzhou to be less harmed by the Houyuan Tartars, the Liangzhou Mu must be in the hands of our own people. ”

Renjiang and the others all nodded.

Now it is not for personal gain, if it is really waiting for the Liangzhou Mu from the imperial court to take office, this Liangzhou will definitely not resist the invasion of the Later Yuan Tartars.

These officials only need to hide in the city, and they will not pay attention to the people outside.

Therefore, only by letting Hao Feng become the pastor of Liangzhou, his side can take charge of the deployment of Liangzhou with his orders.

Now it is Dunhuang County that can do what he wants, and there is no way to do it in other places.

(End of chapter)