366: Refugees and grass bandits (5) [seeking monthly ticket]
Gu Chi was eating melon silently as a backdrop.
Sometimes he would give Qin Li a little bit of his peripheral vision.
He murmured in his heart: [If the voice of the heart could kill people... my lord would probably be dead by now.]
In terms of shamelessness, my lord is really shameless.
But the three people present couldn't say anything.
Because Shen Tang's poverty is well known.
Exposing someone to their face will actually damage the "friendship".
However, what surprised Qin Li and others was that Shen Tang had been drinking for three rounds - they were drinking, and Shen Jun used tea instead of wine. He said that he was not a good drinker and was worried that drinking too much would offend everyone. This reason was rejected by Shang Nanhe Both Tianhai and Tianhai accepted it, and the messenger from Yiru had no objection. In short, Shen Tang took advantage of the good atmosphere and took the initiative to propose the supply of grain and grass.
As the party being helped, there are still some etiquette. However, Shen Tang also tactfully hinted at He Yin's predicament and that the supply of military supplies to them may not be sufficient. In the future, he will personally write to Wu Xian and others to explain.
What he said was candid and sincere.
Qin Li smiled calmly on his face, saying that with the relationship between the two families, the amount of food and grass was not important, but he was wondering in his heart: "What kind of medicine is this Mr. Shen selling in the gourd? Could it be that he didn't mean to use the food and grass in vain from the beginning?" ?]
He preconceived that this was a well-designed conspiracy, and he tensed up his nerves as soon as he stepped into Heyin territory, wondering about the calculation behind Shen Tang's words and deeds. Unexpectedly, Shen Tang hit a straight ball that could not be straighter. He was confused.
This is different from what he thought.
Not only Qin Li was shocked, but Gu Chi was also stunned.
He didn't expect that his own master, who had no money to spare, would be so generous. With Shao Chong's divine assist, the three families had already prepared to lose money, and they didn't expect He Yin to provide food and grass. Once she opened her mouth like this, this expense would not be saved.
As everyone knows, Shen Tang also has his own plans.
She just smiled without explaining.
I winked at him secretly.
The mountain man has his own clever plan!
Gu Chi: "..."
A chill shot up from his tailbone to his brain, making his whole body shiver, and goosebumps appeared on his arms.
He rubbed his arms and looked away.
Shen Tang: "..."
(╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
Gan, what kind of reaction is this from Gu Wangchao!
Although the night passed peacefully, it was still water and undercurrents were surging. The troops of the three families were rushing all the way, and arrangements had been made on the road. Shen Tang had more things to do here, so he had to hold a meeting all night to arrange the defense and rescue forces.
Thanks to the abundant martial virtues of the three families, He Yin could sit back and relax. Shen Tang prepared to let Gong Shuwu, Lu Jue (Li Li), Bai Su, Xian Yujian and Zhao Feng all go into battle. The force was not the two and a half thousand as everyone thought, but Three thousand and five.
Shen Tang personally led the troops.
One thousand of them are Zhao Feng's private tribe.
Bai Su and Lu Jue were just brought out to gain more knowledge.
As a newcomer, Xian Yujian couldn't just build houses, farm, and build roads all day long. The wars had to be fought. The battlefield was always the stage where a brave warrior's strength would increase the fastest. Chu Yao and Kang Shi served as military followers. military adviser.
Qi Shan and Gu Chi stayed behind in He Yin.
The former is familiar with Qin rituals and the defense of the city.
The latter is proficient in mind reading, just in case.
Although the three families are here to help defend the city, Shen Tang is sure that the three families will check and balance each other and cannot backhand Shen Tang and steal He Yin at the same time. However, nothing is impossible in this world. It is very difficult to have a backup plan. important.
Under the dim candlelight, Lin Feng stopped talking.
"Lord..."
"Pray for mercy for that boy Tu Rong?"
Shen Tang knew what she wanted to say without having to guess.
"Senior brother is looking forward to serving the lord, and there is only one chance left to gather the courage. Senior brother feels that if he can go to the battlefield as an ordinary soldier, maybe..." Tu Rong has not yet gathered the courage. Even if he does, he is still a newbie. There is no such thing as a newbie. Eligibility to attend the meeting.
He had no choice but to ask the teacher to tell his junior sister.
Chu Yao would naturally not agree.
But Lin Feng couldn't stand Tu Rong's talk.
Shen Tang said: "No!"
Even if she is willing, Wuhui will firmly oppose it.
It will be sooner or later to go to the battlefield, but not now.
Lin Feng breathed a sigh of relief: "Wei."
She also disapproves of her senior brother taking risks.
When she brought the words, Tu Rong had nothing to say now.
Since Shen Tang established a foothold in Heyin, she has been recruiting troops one after another, and training them at the same time. Together with the fierce bandits she recruited before, she has 5,000 troops. 2,500 will go with her to fight, leaving 2,500 to fight. What to do.
It can be said that this time to aid Luxia County, Shen Tang spent 60-70% of his family wealth, which was enough to silence the outside world.
In exchange for 7,500 foreign aid to defend the city, he also gained fame.
It seems that the advantage is small...
However, when Gu Chi heard that Shen Tang asked him and Qishan to stay, he knew that the matter was not that simple. He also saw on Shen Tang's desk the plans for digging rivers, building reservoirs, and constructing water conservancy projects that had been decided a while ago. of design drawings.
Gu Chi: "..."
Qishan: "..."
The two looked at each other in tacit understanding.
See the flash of surprise in each other's eyes.
Lord, what do you want to do?
Are you still thinking about these projects that benefit the people when there is a war outside?
Qi Shan was confused: "Lord, this matter can be postponed."
Shen Tang raised his eyes and looked at the two of them.
He smiled and said: "What is the pause for?"
Qi Shan: "Our army rushed to the aid of Luxia County. Captain Gongshu, General Zhao and Captain Xianyu all went out to the battle. Most of the people left behind in Heyin were ordinary troops. If ordinary labor was used to dig, the effect would be little. It would be better to postpone it for a while. After a while, spring begins..."
While talking, Qi Shan seemed to have thought of something.
Gu Chi copied the answer one step ahead of him.
Shen Tang smiled and said: "Who said that He Yin only has ordinary troops left? Don't he still have 70 million elites? For example, on the Tianhai side, the one left behind is one of the six generals under Wu Zhaode. His reputation is as good as his righteousness, but his strength is also very different. Not bad..."
Gu Chi: "......???"
Qi Shan: “…???”
This, this is not good, right???
He didn't say it, but his expression meant it.
Shen Tang said: "Your moral bottom line is still too high. As long as you are willing to lower your face and be shameless, cry to them and talk about the current difficulties. The construction of river water conservancy has been delayed because of the war, which will affect the harvest of the people in the coming year... The three of them died again If you want to save face, you will definitely have your teeth knocked out and swallowed with blood. We don’t use their labor in vain, we pay them.”
Shen Tang has no morals, so morality cannot kidnap her.
But the other three companies have them, so what’s the point of tying them up?
She is responsible for coming up with bad ideas, and her subordinates are responsible for executing them.
Gu Chi: "..."
Qishan: "..."
Hahaha, housekeeping is indeed not an easy job.
There were still three hours before dawn. Shen Tang slept lightly for a while, got up on time to wash up, put on clean clothes, summoned his motorcycle, and hung the Mother Sword on his waist.
There was silence at the door of the government office.
The only thing left is the powerful galloping pace of the motorcycle.
Because this time we are just rushing for reinforcements, we only need to repel the refugees and grass bandits besieging Luxia County, and it is enough to bring food and grass for half a month.
The three families have been waiting outside the city for a long time.
When Qin Li saw the lineup under Shen Tang's tent, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and the heads of the other two families had the same reaction.
Zhao Feng was from the Tianhai camp, but Gong Shuwu, the tenth-class left concubine, and Xian Yujian, the eighth-class public chariot, were always in demand. They sent two of them at once, and Shen Tang even led the team himself. Think about the Shen Tang formation. The scene of fighting with Gong Xiqiu before...
Everyone knew that He Yin had spent a lot of money this time.
It's completely different from the free prostitution I thought last night.
For a time, Shen Tang's reputation for being selfless and benevolent and righteous was greatly improved, which provided great convenience for Gu Chi and his two men to cut leeks later. Shaochong from the Shangnan camp did not understand these twists and turns, so he only asked: "Jun Shen is going too?"
Shen Tang said: "Go naturally."
Shaochong smiled and said, "That's great."
Gu Ren and his sixth brother secretly twitched their lips.
He originally planned to let his thirteenth brother stay behind with him while his twelfth brother Chao Lian went out to the battle. Now he saw that Shen Tang was also going. After thinking for a moment, he changed his mind temporarily. The twelfth brother acted more prudently in defending the city, but his performance on the battlefield was not as good as Thirteen is fierce.
This battle also has the purpose of making Shannan famous and intimidating several neighbors, making it more suitable for Shisan to pass.
As for worries?
With Shen Tang present, there is no need to worry. Without Shen Jun, the thirteenth brother's life or death would be questionable at this moment.
All 11,150 soldiers and horses.
Shen Tang is temporarily the commander-in-chief - who makes Shen Tang's "seniority" too high? The other three families are dissatisfied with each other, but they cannot fight independently. It will be miserable if the enemy cuts them up and makes dumplings and cannibalizes them. In the end, they all point to Shen Tang - get ready , proceed to Luxia County.
The roads in Heyin were carefully built and smooth along the way. In addition, with the army rushing up and the rapid movements of the military advisors accompanying the army, it took only half a day to leave the boundary of Heyin. The messenger from Luxia County took all this into account. In his eyes, there are thousands of thoughts in his heart.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't believe it.
Not to mention that the four families live in harmony, even one family has its own quarrels, such as Luxia County. The county governor of Luxia County relied on a few brothers to rise to power. Zheng Qiao was in chaos and had no energy to take care of these places. This county governor had The feeling of being a local emperor.
He pays great attention to hierarchy.
But those brothers didn't think so.
Before we became successful, we were all good brothers who even wore trousers. Once we became successful, we talked about our superiority and inferiority with them. We were still careless and shouted around. What it was like before is what it is like now. , conflicts are increasing day by day.
The siege by the homeless bandits this time was also caused by a few people who were dissatisfied with their treatment and deliberately made things worse. They wanted to use this siege to put some pressure on the governor of Luxia County and let him know who he relied on to climb so high. .
Stop drifting!
Who would have thought that more and more refugees and bandits would gather around him, and he would be taught positive lessons on how to behave when he went out into battle.
As a last resort, we can only send people everywhere to ask for help.
The messenger estimated that except for Shen Jun's response, the possibility of other companies... coming to help was extremely low.
The army traveled day and night.
Less than half a day's journey from Luxia County, Shen Tang decisively ordered repairs on the spot, recuperating his energy, and at the same time being on guard against possible sneak attacks. Before the rebellion, the homeless grass bandits were ordinary people. As long as they restrained their ferocious looks and put down their hoes and poles, they would be able to Being able to disguise himself as an ordinary citizen, Shen Tang believed that the bandit leader had received news of reinforcements and would launch a sneak attack at any time.
Her guess was correct.
But—
"Reinforcements coming to help Luxia?"
In the simple camp, precious objects are placed everywhere, showing the temperament of a nouveau riche - these are all looted along the way, and if you are lucky enough to encounter a big fat sheep, you can gain endless rewards.
Above, sitting a middle-aged man with a scarred face.
At first glance, he looks like a tough gangster who is not easy to mess with.
He asked again: "How many people?"
The soldier reported: "More than ten thousand."
"More than 10,000 yuan? How dare you come here if you have more than 10,000 yuan?"
After saying this, everyone in the camp burst out laughing.
If Shen Tang could keep up with the intelligence, he would know that there are as many as 70,000 refugees and bandits in Luxia County, and this number is still growing every day. Except for the government office that has not yet been captured, all other counties and towns have fallen, and the land has been scraped A thin layer.
Ten thousand versus seventy thousand?
What to fight with?
Scarface asked again: "Who is their commander?"
The soldier's expression was forbearing, and he almost laughed out loud, and said tangledly: "It's a young man riding a snow-white mule..."
For a while, everyone laughed again.
At this moment, even Scarface was amused. He didn't laugh often. When he laughed, his facial muscles were stiff, and the corner of his mouth raised could stop a child from crying at night. He said: "Riding... a mule? Hahaha, these people are poor. Can’t you even afford a horse?”
Although the brave warriors can ride anything when fighting, but that is when they are on the battlefield. The mounts formed by the martial spirit are connected with the brave warriors, and they cooperate more tacitly. However, they usually cannot ride when marching, so they still use war horses as their mounts. host.
This person is actually riding a mule?
Or a snow-white mule?
Scarface looked less and less at Shen Tang.
"What's the origin?"
The soldiers were obviously well prepared: "The leader is carrying the banner of Heyin, followed by Tianhai, Shangnan, Yiru..."
"Four places? It turns out that they are just a bunch of people who have been cobbled together... They are here to die!" There was a flash of cold murderous intent in Scarface's eyes, and he waved his hand, "Do you guys want to go out to fight and retreat? Theirs?”
Judging from the intelligence given by the soldiers, the 10,000 troops who came to the rescue were all weak persimmons. They were pieced together. Isn’t it just a military achievement for nothing? Naturally, some people signed up enthusiastically, and everyone praised Haikou. Shen Tang's head was used as a quarry by their commander, and a ruthless man issued a military order.
Scarface: "Okay, you can order 30,000 troops."
This ruthless man was ecstatic.
The others curled their lips.
The so-called 30,000 horses are actually people, and there are only more than 3,000 war horses, which are the spoils of previous robberies. The ruthless man is galloping on his horse, and he is very energetic. Scarface is ordering his troops and horses, preparing to launch a general attack on the Luxia County Office tomorrow. .
"Ah owe-"
Shen Tang rubbed his itchy nose.
He sneezed three times in a row before he stopped.
"Who is talking about me again?"
The army entered Luxia County, and the devastation and burned waste made Shen Tang's heart sink slightly. The hand holding the reins clenched tightly, and his nails were embedded in his flesh. He hurriedly hurried, but he was still late.
The messenger got a lot of news from the people who had not yet had time to escape. Unfortunately, this place was burned down two days ago. Fortunately, the prison is still there, but it is also in danger.
The administrative office gathers 50% of the population of Luxia County.
His relatives are also there.
Once the city is breached, I'm afraid it will be disastrous.
