Although rebels like Zhu Yong cannot fight on a regular battlefield, they are numerous, like locusts. If they are placed behind enemy lines to cause destruction, they are a perfect choice.
Therefore, Long Chen came up with a way.
"I will tell you what I have to say. Master, please don't mind."
Zhu Yong nodded slightly and waited for Long Chen's instructions.
Long Chen continued: "There are Xixia elites in Yangcheng. If you join the war, you will suffer serious casualties."
Zhu Yong's face was heavy. Although these words were unpleasant, they were very true.
The rebels he brought are incomparable to the regular army.
The Long Family Army was able to defeat Tie Yaozi miserably because the Long Family Army had strong combat effectiveness and sophisticated weapons and armor.
If Zhu Yong were allowed to charge and attack the city, they would be gone in one wave.
"I think this way, the owner of the village will lead his troops to the hinterland of Xixia."
"I will give you armor and weapons, and I will give you two captains to teach you how to lead troops in war."
If these rebels want to improve their combat effectiveness, formalized military training is a must. At least when they encounter a city, they must know how to attack it instead of swarming them to death.
Zhu Yong was overjoyed when he heard this, stood up and worshiped: "Thank you so much, King Wu!"
Long Chen raised his hand to signal Zhu Yong to sit down and talk.
Zhu Yong sat down excitedly, and Long Chen continued: "It is unjust and unjust for the village master to lead troops to fight in this way. Today, I appoint you as the General of the Western Conquest and give you a ribbon and banner."
"Tell the other rebels that anyone who accepts my order will be made a general and a marquis."
"If you conquer a county, you will be the county magistrate; if you conquer a state, you will be the prefect."
"I will definitely destroy Xixia. Whoever occupies the land will belong to him. The bigger the territory, the bigger the officials will be."
Long Chen drew a big pie to let them see the opportunity to get promoted and become rich.
Long Chen only gave verbal benefits. As for the seals, flags, armors and weapons, these are just trivial matters.
If about 200,000 rebels could be mobilized and so many people roamed the hinterland of Xixia, Shile would have no rear.
Zhu Yong didn't expect Long Chen to say this, and said with some worry: "But Xiao Xiao is just a small village owner, how can He De become a general and become a marquis?"
Long Chen looked solemn and said: "Prince and general Xiang Ning has the guts!"
Zhu Yong was slightly startled, and immediately kowtowed and said, "What King Wu said was so enlightening. I would like to thank King Wu."
Dugu Jiali immediately reminded: "General Zhu, you are now General Zhengxi, and you have to change your words."
Zhu Yong immediately paid his respects again: "General, please obey the order. Thank you King Wu for your great kindness!"
Long Chen chuckled and said, "General Zhu, please get up."
Zhu Yong got up, and Long Chen said to Dugu Jiali: "Go and distribute the armor and weapons to General Zhu now, and then make the seal, ribbon and flag of General Zhu Xi."
"Choose two more captains, one cavalry captain and one infantry captain, and follow General Zhu's orders."
Dugu Jiali immediately bowed and said, "The last general will take your orders."
He turned to Zhu Yong and said, "General Zhu, come with me."
Zhu Yong thanked Long Chen again, and then followed Dugu Jiali out of the tent.
When he got outside, Zhu Yong was very happy.
"Thank you so much, King Wu, and thank you so much, General Dugu."
Dugu Jiali smiled and said: "General Zhu, you don't have to be polite. From today on, we are colleagues."
"The clothes, armor and weapons will be sent over immediately. General Zhu, please ask your brothers to wait."
Zhu Yong understood what Dugu Jiali meant, which was to ask him to go back and watch his men and not make trouble.
"Okay, thank you General Dugu."
Zhu Yong immediately returned to his camp.
His brothers rushed up, surrounded Zhu Yong and asked: "Master, what did King Wu say?"
Most of these people were bankers and some desperadoes. They only followed Zhu Yong to fight for the purpose of burning, killing and looting, and did not have much pursuit.
Zhu Yong said happily: "King Wu promised to recruit us. I have just been appointed as the general to conquer the west. King Wu will soon grant the banner of seal and ribbon."
"Also, weapons and armor will arrive later. Our equipment is not a problem."
When the housekeeper Zhu Xi heard that Zhu Yong was appointed as the general of the Western Conquest, he was overjoyed and said: "Congratulations to me on becoming a general."
Others congratulated one after another. With this appointment, they were no longer bandits, but the imperial army of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, an armed force with a name.
Zhu Yong said to others: "Brothers, King Wu just said that Xixia will definitely be destroyed. Whoever can occupy the county seat will be the county magistrate; whoever can occupy the prefectures and counties will be the prefect."
"Brothers, King Wu said that the princes and generals should be very kind!"
"Shile has been king for generations, and his nobles have been handed down from generation to generation. Are we just worthy of digging in the soil?"
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Follow King Wu and fight. From now on, our descendants will also be nobles!"
People from humble backgrounds most want to get ahead, and with the temptation of such huge profits, they cry out excitedly:
"We are willing to follow King Wu!"
"General, let's take the lead. I'll be able to make a county magistrate this time."
"I won't farm anymore. I won't have a few grains of grain left throughout the year."
"The opportunity to honor our ancestors has come."
Zhu Yong was secretly happy when he saw that his brothers were willing to follow suit.
Soon, Dugu Jiali came over with four thousand sets of armor, as well as swords, guns, bows and arrows.
They can make swords themselves, but armor is what they lack most.
Zhu Yong immediately asked his men to dress up, and he also put on cyan armor, with a wild goose feather sword on his waist.
"General Zhu, wait a moment, the seals and ribbons are still being made."
"Thank you, General Dugu."
Zhu Yong was very happy, and Dugu Jiali said: "If General Zhu is fine, you can come with me to see the training of cavalry and infantry."
Zhu Yong immediately said: "I'm free."
After all, Zhu Yong is also a farmer and doesn't know how to train troops and form formations, so he needs to learn these things.
After recruiting more than a dozen confidants, Zhu Yong followed Dugu Jiali to the military camp to watch the military training and formation formation.
On the city wall, the commander-in-chief Li Chenglie held a telescope and saw Zhu Yong and others putting on their armor and dividing their weapons.
From their appearance, it can be seen that the people under Zhu Yong are from the Western Xia Dynasty, not the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
In ancient times, due to inconvenient transportation and low population mobility, people in each place looked different and were easy to identify.
Li Chenglie frowned, immediately got off the city wall, and hurried into the prefect's mansion.
Privy Councilor Lu Qichang was discussing military affairs with Shi Le, while Monk Kongji was practicing the Mad Lion Technique in the backyard.
"There is a serious shortage of water in the city. Three wells have bottomed out. If the situation continues like this, there won't be enough water for people to drink."
Lu Qichang was worried and Shi Le was silent.
In the past, Yangcheng's water supply relied on a river ten miles away, where there was a water source.
After shrinking back into the city, the outside was surrounded, and water became a big problem.
Shi Le miscalculated this time. His original intention was that the Xixia soldiers were demoralized and retreating back into the city would prevent the soldiers from escaping and at the same time lure Long Chen to attack the city.
In this way, you can kill two birds with one stone, the soldiers can be preserved, and Long Chen can be consumed.
Unexpectedly, Long Chen didn't take the bait at all, and instead of attacking the city, the Long family army came up and immediately surrounded Yangcheng.
The stone has become a drought-stricken creature in an urn, unable to get out, and has no water to drink.
"If we dig wells in the city, since there are three wells, it means there is still water underground."
"Let someone who knows how to dig it, I will die of thirst if I don't believe it!"
Shi Le couldn't think of a good countermeasure, so he could only dig another well.
Lu Qichang had no choice but to treat a dead horse as a living doctor, hoping to dig out some water.
Li Chenglie came over and paid homage: "I pay my respects to the king."
Seeing Li Chenglie's worried face, Shi Le asked, "What's the matter?"
