"This is possible. Let Tao Mu go to his own country to keep an eye on Zhu Ge. Once he discovers betrayal, he will be eliminated immediately." Ding Kui nodded.
"After integration, we currently have 1,500 combat soldiers, 800 knights, 5,000 quasi-combatants and 1,900 new recruits. With another three months of training, 2,05 quasi-combatants should be upgraded to
Combat soldiers, those new recruits can all be converted into quasi-combat soldiers. In half a year we will have at least 6,000 combat soldiers." Xue Chong introduced the situation of the private army.
Fei Ze took over the conversation and said: "It is best to arrange two thousand combat troops at the outpost. The base needs at least three thousand. If not, five thousand quasi-combatants are needed. There are not many who can devote themselves to the defense of Giant Sheep City."
"The outpost can reduce its strength by half. If there is an enemy invasion, the port city can be notified to send troops to support it. If the outpost cannot defend the port city, it will not be protected. Juyang City has the first brigade to assist in the defense, and it can use a thousand soldiers to lead two
Thousands of soldiers, the rest will go to the base." Ding Kui did a quick calculation in his mind.
"Then we need a three-month safety period. It's best to ask the 201st Division to show off." Liu Yu said with experience and quickly figured out a way to deal with the shortage of soldiers.
"Do you want to cover up the news? If you put on a defensive posture so early, I'm afraid the people will be uneasy." Ding Kun inherited the concept of the old protector of the country.
"What do you think?" Ding Kui looked at Liu Yu, Fei Ze and others.
"It's not that easy to cover up the news. Many of the soldiers' families are local. It's better to show our military strength in front of the people and let everyone believe that the city lord has the ability to protect the territory." Xue Chong used to be stationed in Nanzhao Prefecture.
The border army has experience in handling border-military-civilian relations.
"My subordinates agree with Commander Xue's opinion. The preparation work includes the transfer of large quantities of materials, the construction of defense facilities, the manufacturing of military supplies, etc., as well as the dissemination of news about the rebels. The people of Juyang City are alert enough. Is it concealment?
You can’t stop it.” It’s not that Liu Yu doesn’t want to cover it up but he’s afraid that he won’t be able to do it.
"As long as we give the citizens enough confidence, we can avoid panic." Fei considered it from another angle.
"We can hold a public exercise to show our strong strength." Ding Kui grasped the key point and was confident.
Qian Bu and Ding Kun looked at each other, and then said, "Well, it's a good idea to strengthen everyone's confidence. Miss Ao sent back a batch of fine armor a few days ago, so that the best troops can be gathered to do some performance drills."
"That's it, Team Xue will organize it. Also, the private troops in the territory will wear red military uniforms, and the soldiers at the outpost will wear red shirts." Ding Kui finalized the exercise plan, "Decide on these few things today, relocation and reinforcement.
City defense, strengthening intelligence between Meng and Ji, and contacting the 201st Division for shows and public exercises."
Qian Bu and Ding Kun did not leave with the others. "Now we have made one thousand crossbows and one hundred thousand crossbow arrows, which can equip a strong crossbow battalion." Qian Bu and others reported after they all left.
"The monthly output is less than five hundred crossbows?" Ding Kui didn't understand the production of crossbows.
"It was a bit slow at the beginning, but now the craftsmen are more skilled and can produce five hundred crossbows every month." Qian Bu spends most of his time on the crossbow.
"Well, it's about six thousand a year, which is almost enough. I hope my guess is wrong and Meng Guo and Ji Guo don't dare to take action so quickly." Ding Kui felt that time was running out.
"Master," Ding Kun called Ding Kui in private, "does that Hai Mengji really want to stay with Madam?"
"What? Is there a problem?" Ding Kui's heart moved.
"She was picked from the pile of dead people of the Yang family. We have not yet determined whether she is a spy of the Yang family. Besides, there are enough people around the lady to serve, and the female barracks does not need people without fighting ability." Ding Kun only trusted the old man.
"Call her here, I'll talk to her alone." Ding Kui didn't want to bury his head next to his wife.
Hai Mengji was a little excited. The gentle and considerate lord wanted to see him. The key was that he married the idol of girls all over the country. She had fantasized about him many times. When she saw him in person, he was not disappointed at all.
Being considerate makes me more daydreaming.
"Are you still used to coming to the south?" Ding Kui casually sat down at the tea table in the study.
Hai Mengji walked over naturally, touched the teapot with the back of his hand, then picked it up, poured tea for Ding Kui, and said: "Returning to grandpa, this slave was born and raised in Dingguo County, so it is reasonable to say that he is a southerner, so
There’s nothing I’m not used to.”
Ding Kui didn't stare at Hai Mengji, but he kept paying attention to her actions mentally. He thought: Well, this is a habit that can only be developed by serving people for a long time.
He did not pick up the teacup, opened his mouth slightly, and looked at Hai Mengji. Seeing this, Hai Mengji immediately moved to him, picked up the teacup with both hands, raised his red lips and blew it gently, and then carefully
Bring it to his mouth.
Phew, Ding Kui took a sip and his eyes unconsciously fell on Hai Mengji's collar. At this time, the weather in Juyang City was already very hot. Hai Mengji's clothes were very thin, and the collar was also opened low, and the skin below the neck was exposed.
It is white and delicate, and is flat and slightly sunken below the collarbone, but when it moves down less than two inches, it rises to a high slope, and a deep groove squeezes out in the middle.
A girl's unique fragrance was refreshing, and for a moment Ding Kui was in a trance, with a faint fever in his lower abdomen.
"Damn it, why is your concentration so poor?" He quickly came to his senses.
Gudong, he swallowed the tea, leaned back and said, "Who else is at home?"
Hai Mengji's eyes turned red when he heard this, and his mood instantly dropped. However, he still maintained the awkward posture of feeding tea, and replied slowly: "My family was all alive when I left home, but, but," he choked up after speaking.
Ding Kui raised his hand to take the teacup and wanted to pat Hai Mengji's shoulder, but for some reason he froze in mid-air, "Well, you don't have to think too much. With your identity and status, you won't cause any trouble to the Yang family.
Maybe the Yang family doesn't bother to deal with your family."
Hai Mengji's complexion improved a little, and he nudged Ding Kui's palm with his shoulder before he stood up straight, crossed his fingers in front of him, and said, "Thank you, Master and Uncle He, for your kindness in living. I really don't know how to repay you."
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"Haha," Ding Kui smiled to cover up his embarrassment, "The traitors want your life, but I won't let them get their way. You can stay in the house with peace of mind. You don't have to think about repaying anything. Just go if you have something suitable to do.
Come on, I'll find a way to find out about your family."
With a "plop", Hai Mengji knelt in front of Ding Kui, held Ding Kui's knees with both hands, and gently shook him and said: "You can ask me to do whatever you want. If you have a way, you can save my family."
Ding Kui leaned over and looked down at Hai Mengji, held her face in his hands, and said, "Then tell me, why did the Yang family send you here?"