Ning Yan steadied her breathing and said, "Nanyu County."
Shen Tang's face darkened and she straightened her mouth. Two years of recuperation made her look a little less energetic and a little more gentle and modest than before. But at this moment, the cold murderous intent bursting out of her eyes was even stronger than before. : "Those Shiwu bunch of dogs?"
When Longwu County was attacked, the first suspect was Shiwu. However, Shen Tang suddenly thought about it - according to the information sent back by Yu Zi and others in Shiwu, Shiwu was now torn into pieces, with nearly 80% of the mid-to-lower scale The tribe competes with the big tribe.
The two sides fought fiercely for water, food, mineral veins, military power and even who was Shiwu orthodox. The once arrogant Shiwu Royal Court also existed in name only after Su Shiyilu led the tribe to break away from the royal court. The two forces completely turned against each other. .
Shiwu slaves fished in troubled waters and took advantage of the situation. They were large in scale, but they had a fatal weakness - they were all ordinary people.
They simply don’t have the capital to fight against the tribal forces with extraordinary abilities, but as the man behind the scenes, how could Shen Tang not take the opportunity to add fuel to the fire? They are indeed weak ordinary people, but they are not without powerful trump cards!
They can use "faith" as a weapon.
Promote ancestral legends everywhere.
Bring sustenance to the tribal residents caught in the war.
Assimilate all enemies into your own.
Today's Shiwu, unless a brave and ferocious son of destiny descends from heaven, and uses absolute iron-blooded methods to defeat the whole Shiwu territory, there will be no way to tie them together. In this case, how can we raise our troops to attack Nanyu County? Sneak attack?
Ning Yan's answer also verified Shen Tang's guess.
"No, it must be Shiwu."
Shen Tang frowned: "That's the evil neighbor."
Due to weather conditions, Nanyu County collects grain and puts it into storage two or three days in advance. The new grain is piled in the local grain warehouse. It will be sent to the government office after a clear inventory. Good neighbors are not too early or too late. If you are stuck, call here at this time. What are you trying to do? Things can be understood by just thinking about them with your toes.
What Qishan was most worried about happened.
Shen Tang is good at farming and puts a lot of emphasis on restoring people's livelihood. He allocates budgets without feeling any distress and strives to make the people under his rule clothed warmly and well fed, benefiting the common people. But the force cannot keep up, and the results will be lost at any time. Being robbed.
Everyone understands this.
We have worked hard to make progress in the past two years.
While restoring the people's livelihood and economy in Longwu County, they also tried their best to attract refugees to settle down, recruited available young men, trained them rigorously, and worked hard to make up for their shortcomings. It took two years of hard work to expand the number of troops to 25,000.
You must know how rare this scale is for a small border county with a small population. How many households are needed in Longwu County? How can the local finance and taxation afford to support 25,000 elites? Isn't Shen Tang making money in various ways? subsidy.
Despite such efforts, there are still shortcomings.
There is a rare lack of courageous warriors in the middle and high levels.
Chu Jie couldn't stand it, so he gave Shen Tang two experienced veterans. Counting the ones he had deceived before, there were four people in total. Plus Shen Tang's original team of brave warriors, they could barely stand it. The number of people passed the test. But not average quality!
The most important thing is that swords on the battlefield have no eyes. In a sense, brave warriors are "consumables" and may lose half of them in one defeat. Shen Tang has no choice but to focus on Tu Rong, Lu Ji and Zhao Wei. "New Generation" potential stocks.
Give these young people more opportunities to perform meritorious deeds in exchange for more martial arts luck and forcefully speed up their cultivation progress.
Lu Jue and Bai Su also felt a sense of urgency, and often practiced in seclusion without affecting military affairs.
Shen Tang also helped secretly.
but--
Two years is still a short time.
The harvest was good in the first year, but the neighbors were still watching.
The next year there was a good harvest and the neighbors were already greedy.
Shen Tang asked: "Who is the garrison in Nanyu County?"
Ning Yan replied: "It's Captain Bai."
Shen Tang suppressed the murderous intention in his heart: "How many soldiers and horses are the enemy?"
"Five thousand."
The enemy acted without any warning this time.
Five thousand cavalry suddenly entered the country at night, attacking from the east and west. They first burned and killed several villages and towns, creating chaos and confusing Bai Su and others. They came and went like the wind, and their movements were unimpeded. They did not need to worry about anything, but Bai Su However, Su's side was in a defensive position, and his actions were blocked. In addition, everything happened too suddenly, resulting in a very passive situation...
Shen Tang also gave orders.
In the event of war, the people should come first.
The garrison on Bai Su's side is too small to confront the enemy head-on. He can only send troops to defend against the enemy, call for help from the government, and at the same time organize the common people to hide in pre-prepared bunker buildings in an effort to reduce casualties to a minimum. lowest.
The fundamental problem is still insufficient troops.
Fortunately, the enemy's target is the granary.
Not too much in love with war.
Shen Tang knew very well that eggs could not be put in one basket, so he divided the granary into three locations, with different sizes.
Even if you encounter an enemy, you won't be beaten in one fell swoop.
Shen Tang laughed angrily: "Five thousand? That's pretty good. If they hadn't come for the grain depot, would these five thousand people have been able to kill everyone in Nanyu County? If there is a shortage of food, we can talk about it openly and directly Send troops to rob... and think I won't get angry?"
She hasn't killed anyone in two years.
She has to force her loving mother to see blood, right?
Chu Yao and others also turned cold.
Several people reached a consensus almost instantly.
This loss must be paid back tenfold.
If big things turn into trivial matters, Shen Tang, the Longwu County Governor, will no longer be labeled as a "benevolent gentleman", but as a "big wronged", a "mobile granary", a "coward" and the like. Whoever is short of food can turn around. We sent 5,000 people to buy it for zero yuan.
This kind of opening must never be opened.
"Is it over to Sibao County?"
Chu Yao mentally reviewed the distribution of his surrounding neighbors.
There are only two suspects in Nanyu County, and Sibao County is the most suspect. The previous Sibao County Sheriff was Yan Cheng, who was killed by Shen Tang and Qi Shan. After that, Zheng Qiao sent a new one, and he didn't do it twice. Yue was replaced by Qiu Cheng, who was from a noble family.
Ning Yan said: "Yes, it's Qiu Cheng's tent."
Shen Tang reluctantly figured out who this was.
"Qiu Wenyan?" She sneered, "This old bastard!"
Everyone tacitly ignored the lord's foul language.
Shen Tang gritted his teeth: "Assemble your troops and go back!"
Sibao County...
She knew this place very well.
Chu Yao and others did not immediately agree, but frowned and reminded Shen Tang of something. This Qiu Cheng was born in the second house of the Qiu family. He responded to Huang Lie's call and held high the banner of righteousness to attack Zheng Qiao. In other words, he was a member of the Dragon Slaying Bureau. One of the allies.
If you attack this person, you might cause trouble.
"What's the trouble? Raising troops to attack me?"
Shen Tang raised his hand and lifted the table.
"I don't care if he is an ally of the Dragon Slaying Bureau or a trash of the Insect Slaying Bureau. He didn't rob Zheng Qiao when there was a shortage of food. He came to rob his ancestor's granary. He also set fire to kill people in Nanyu County...Wu Zhaode, Gu Ziyi and others dare to come here to take advantage of him. Lobbyists, I will do it with them!"