"... As soon as we arrived at Toad Ridge, a group of people came out with a huff, there were hundreds of people. The leader was carrying a big ax and called himself King Toad..."
Black Rock City, City Lord's Mansion. Huang Sanyuan rushed back to Black Rock City overnight and was vividly describing his experiences on the road. Opposite him sat a man in rich clothes with a round face and a bloated figure.
This person is Han Huju, the Lord of Blackstone City. Behind him stand two maids, one in green and one in pink. They are about sixteen or seventeen years old. They are of average height and appearance. They are a rare pair.
Twins.
Listening to Huang Sanyuan's words, Han Huju didn't even raise his head, his eyelids were still drooped.
"Old Huang was timid in his heart, but his face could not be frightened. He pulled out his sword and shouted at the thief: If you want to rob our young lady, just step over my corpse..."
"...I was about to fight with the thieves, and a group of people came out from behind. The leader called himself the jade-faced scholar Xu Shenji..."
"Hey!" A white-faced middle-aged man standing next to Han Hu said, "Are there so many bandits on Toad Ridge?"
"The military advisor didn't know something. There were more than 200 people. Another group of people came out of the diagonal stab. The leader named himself Wing Chun Ip Man..." Along the way, Huang Sanyuan was thinking about how to deal with this.
After rolling around for a long time, one person was finally divided into three people, and the number was three hundred: "Although Lao Huang tried his best to protect the young lady, there were too many thieves, and Lao Huang was injured all over, but he still allowed the young lady to be kidnapped by the thieves.
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"Old Huang is guilty of death, Old Huang is guilty of death..." Huang Sanyuan knelt down and kowtowed as if he was pounding garlic: "Old Huang knows that he is guilty of death. I ask the city lord to join me and a hundred soldiers to fight back to Toad Ridge, rescue the young lady, and then come to the city lord to die...
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Lao Huang was covered in blood and his clothes were in tatters. He was crying like rain. The soldiers who had followed him back from Toad Ridge were also kneeling on the ground, their faces were ashen and they were trembling.
"Kill." Han Huju raised his head and uttered one word.
"City Lord..."
The man kneeling on the ground was instantly picked up and dragged out of the hall. Huang Sanyuan's face turned pale with fright. He had told such a big lie and was destined to die in the end.
"slow!"
At this time, a young man walked in from outside the hall and said to Han Huju: "Dad, Butler Huang knows the situation of the bandit, so he can't kill him yet."
Almost all of the people who followed Huang Sanyuan back had their heads chopped off. Their heads rolled down, dripping with blood. Huang Sanyuan was so frightened that he lost his soul.
Then, he was dragged back to the hall, and saw a young man beside Han Huju. He was fair-faced, about twenty years old, with no beard, and his body was in spotless white clothes, and he had an outstanding temperament.
This person is Han Xuanzhi, the Young Lord of Black Rock City.
"Butler Huang, what happened on the way? Can you tell me again?"
Huang Sanyuan was shocked. Could it be that there was some flaw in what he just said? Han Xuanzhi wanted to expose him to his face. But what was the point? He couldn't escape death anyway.
He shivered and repeated what he had just said. Han Xuanzhi nodded frequently, with a hint of excitement in the corners of his eyes.
"Dad, now that the Miss Su family has fallen into the hands of bandits, I asked my father, Hu Fu, to let me lead troops to Toad Ridge to suppress the bandits and rescue the Miss Su family." Han Xuan's voice was like gold.
"Good boy, what will happen to that woman if she falls into the hands of bandits? She will either be insulted or killed. A little girl will die just because she's dead. What do you think, daddy will find a good one for you?"
"Han Huju leaned slightly and asked carefully.
"Father!" Han Xuanzhi knelt down: "If a man cannot protect his wife, how can he stand in the world? Father, please allow me to lead the army."
"So..." Han Huju picked up the wine glass: "How many soldiers do you want?"
Han Xuanzhi stood up and uttered two words: "Two thousand."
puff!
Han Huju spat out the sip of wine he had just taken. Several other people in the hall also opened their eyes wide with bewilderment on their faces.
"Sir, do you know what two thousand people means?" The white-faced middle-aged man asked almost tremblingly: "Sir, have you ever thought about how much food and grass two thousand people and horses consume, and how many convoys are needed to transport this food and grass?
, personnel arrangements, marching routes... The most important thing is that there are only three hundred bandits... As for what?"
"Of course I have considered these things." Han Xuanzhi said calmly: "I just prefer to crush."
The fair-faced middle-aged man was speechless.
"Black Rock City only has a total of five thousand troops. You are trying to take away half of my father's troops. No, two thousand will definitely not work. I will give you a thousand troops at most."
"Just one thousand, although it's a little less." Han Xuanzhi said regretfully.
"I know that the young master has the ideal of leading the army, but I wonder how the young master plans to attack this time?" the white-faced middle-aged man asked.
"I've thought it through just now."
"It was planned so quickly. My son is really great." Han Huju said with satisfaction: "Tell me about it..."
"I want to ask for two hundred light cavalry, two hundred archers, three hundred swordsmen, one hundred heavy armored soldiers, and two hundred spearmen. If we make a total of one thousand, the cavalry can attack, the archers can shoot from a distance, and the heavy armored soldiers can block it.
The thieves charged, the spearmen killed the heavy armored soldiers, and the swordsmen killed the remaining ones." Han Xuanzhi talked eloquently: "Toad Ridge is one hundred and fifty miles away from here. It will take about a day and a night. A long-distance attack can shorten the time by half a day, and then attack
If the enemy is not prepared, he will be able to catch all the thieves in one fell swoop."
Han Huju struck the case with his palm and said: "You are indeed my son. Since you have this dream of leading the army, go and try your hand this time."
Huang Sanyuan had been frightened for a long time. People always said that the young city lord had practiced the art of war since he was a child, and he was the most intelligent and famous ancient general who jumped on his horse and raised his whip. After listening to his words and eloquent talk, Huang Sanyuan always had a feeling of "You are right."
It makes sense. I don’t know how to refute it, but I always feel that something is wrong.
And... Huang Sanyuan was suddenly excited. There were only two bandits. If the young master was so high-spirited and killed him at Toad Ridge... Huang Sanyuan was covered in white hair and sweat, thinking that maybe being beheaded would be a good way to die.
"Huang Sanyuan, follow the young master to suppress the bandits, and your merits will be replaced by your crimes."
"Yes, thank you City Lord for your great kindness, thank you City Lord..."
Han Xuanzhi walked away with the tiger talisman in high spirits. Looking at the energy on his face, he was afraid that he would stay up all night to arrange the march plan.
In the hall, Han Huju faced the white-faced middle-aged man: "Commander Xue, what do you think of Xuanzhi's plan?"
The name of this white-faced middle-aged man is Xue Banchuan. He shook his head helplessly: "In the mountains and forests, the role of cavalry is difficult to play. Since we have to attack long distances, why bring heavy armor? Besides, bandits and bandits often defend themselves in danger, and attacking them is ineffective.
, The young city lord's plan is not to say full of loopholes, but... However, these city lords must have seen it, but why did they still let the young city lord act rashly? "