Regarding Mayi's report, Su Ren knew what was written in it without even reading it. After a long distance of two thousand miles, in the freezing winter, without sufficient food, grass, and logistics, what could he do after entering Mayi City? Kill people, prevent fires, and rob things.
Of course, these three things are correct. The Huns have gone crazy, and the report must be full of bloodshed, so it’s okay not to read it.
Sang Hongyang put away the report again: "General, there are 100,000 shi of food in the city, but the soldiers and the people are no less than 200,000. I am afraid that this food will not last long. I think it is better to raise food as soon as possible. Even if we are in the future
After recapturing Mayi, I was anxious to find that there was no food, and the people still had to endure two years of hardship, so..."
Su Ren nodded: "This is indeed a problem. The food is already on the way, but it won't be too much. Do you have any other good suggestions?"
Sang Hongyang thought for a while, then took out another roll of paper from his sleeve, and placed it respectfully on Su Ren's desk with both hands. Su Ren took it over and opened it to see whether he was the person who would be the prime minister in the future, no matter what the thoughts in it were.
Su Ren was very satisfied with the way it was done.
In that paper, Sang Hongyang roughly described the losses that the war would cause, estimated the funding and material gaps needed to rebuild Mayi, and proposed that the dead horses of the Huns were the best supplementary food. First of all, the Huns
We are a horse race, and every soldier will have at least one horse. Not to mention half of the horses killed in a battle, the amount of dried meat would be an astronomical figure.
Sang Hongyang affirmed the work-for-relief method, and pointed out that although work-for-relief was good, the elderly and weak might still starve to death, so he hoped that Su Ren would mobilize the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce to transfer some less important
For example, papermaking, a handicraft industry that was labor-intensive, had little technical content, and did not pose a threat to the Han Dynasty, was developed in Mayi, leaving an opportunity for the old and weak.
There are only a few hundred words on a piece of paper, and Sang Hongyang has carefully thought out each word. Seeing the joy on Su Ren's face, Sang Hongyang finally felt relieved. When Su Ren said a good word, Sang Hongyang
Yang immediately said: "If the general agrees, after the war is over, I want to stay in Mayi for two years and build Mayi before leaving."
Su Ren glanced at Sang Hongyang, nodded and said: "I will report this to Your Majesty. Since you want to stay in Mayi, you have to move around more merchants. Mayi will be more prosperous than Chang'an in the future, and the role of merchants cannot be tolerated."
Look down upon.”
The Sang family was also a merchant, and Sang Hongyang knew as much about these things as Su Ren, so he naturally nodded in agreement. Although Sang Hongyang was slightly older than Su Ren, his character was more determined than Su Ren, so he stayed in Mayi.
As long as others don't hold us back, the situation in Mayi will be absolutely optimistic in the future.
As soon as Sang Hongyang left, Gongsun Ao came. He glared at Sang Hongyang fiercely, raised his head and went straight to Su Ren's case without even saying hello. Su Ren smiled bitterly, Gongsun Ao was indeed a fierce general.
He was a fierce general who only knew how to charge into battle. If Sang Hongyang hadn't pulled Gongsun Ao back under the banner of Su Ren this time, maybe Gongsun Ao would have been able to fight the Huns.
"General Su, Mr. Su, this guy is a villain, why are you still smiling at him? If it weren't for him, how could the Huns capture Mayi so quickly? You didn't even have time to move out the supplies in the city?"
Su Ren motioned Gongsun Ao to sit down and poured a cup of tea for Gongsun Ao himself: "When it comes to this matter, you have to thank me."
"Do I still want to thank him? He used your name to oppose me everywhere, if not..."
"Don't pretend otherwise. I asked him to do this. You have already made the first contribution in the battle of Mayi. Do you want to take the credit without your life?" Su Ren sat down on the chair next to Gongsun Ao and said: "
Sang Hongyang is a good man. You have been treating people like this these days and they have not said a word. If only I had found someone to deal with you! If it weren't for him, you would have led the Huns and fought hard with the few soldiers you have.
, do you think you can defeat the Huns?"
"I will be happy to kill the Huns even if they die!"
"Bullshit!" Su Ren glared: "It's not a big deal if you die. There are dozens of checkpoints around Mayi, and there are thousands of people there. They are all my big men, and you just watch them die? Human lives."
This thing is only available once, and no one has the right to take it away? Besides, our plan is to let the Huns enter Mayi. Why fight to the death with the Huns outside Mayi? If we are really afraid of beating the Huns, we will not come to Mayi.
, do you bear this responsibility or do I bear it?"
Gongsun Ao just felt aggrieved. After listening to Su Ren's analysis, he sighed and waved his hands: "Forget it, forget it, I don't care about this nonsense. Now that the Huns have entered Mayi, what's the next step?
what to do?"
"Cool!" Su Ren stood up and returned to his commanding position: "The encirclement has been set and the prey has come in. What else can be done? Containing Yanmen Pass is the greatest victory. As for the others, someone else will take care of it!"
"Hey!" Gongsun Ao sighed: "I have been fighting such a painless battle for such a long time in Mayi, but I still feel uncomfortable in my heart."
"If you don't like it, just endure it. If you dare to do anything random, I will show no mercy!"
After the Huns entered Mayi, Yanmen Pass suddenly became tense. There were people on the wall for twelve hours, and countless fires were lit outside the gate, just for fear of a sneak attack by the Huns. All the scouts were sent out, as long as the Huns came.
If there are signs of an attack, they will report back immediately. The equipment for defending the city is piled full of the towers, and the soldiers can only patrol along the city wall.
Every day, Su Ren, who was accustomed to wearing a helmet, would come up and circle around, for no other reason than to let the soldiers see that he, the commander, did not run away from the battle. In the ancient cold weapon era, a general was the soul of the entire army. As long as he
He wouldn't have been so worried among the soldiers. Because the generals didn't run away, it meant that the matter wasn't serious enough to be extreme.
Huo Jin and Shi Bao took turns guarding the city. Sitting on a Taishi chair, with his legs on the female spear, holding a roast chicken in his right hand and a sword in his left hand, Huo Jin leisurely enjoyed the warmth of the sun.
Spring is the season when all things come back to life. There is already a light yellow-green color on the plain outside the city. There are also a few tufts of grass on the mountain tops on both sides. The swan geese coming from the north are forming a herringbone shape and trying to move northward.
Su Ren kicked Hawking in the butt. Hawking turned around and was about to curse. He found that Su Ren quickly put on a smiling face and said angrily to the veterans who were snickering next to him: "You idiots, my eldest brother is here and you are..."
Why don't you remind me, Captain, you want to see a joke, right? Wait!"
Su Ren got Hawking up and sat in Hawking's position. When he stretched out his legs, he could not reach the parapet. He coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment: "How is it? What's going on with the Huns?"
Huo Jin shook his head: "No, our Yanmen Pass has high walls and deep ditches. I will kill as many Huns as they come, and I guarantee that none of them can get in!"
"Don't be careless. Although the Huns are not good at attacking cities, they don't say they can't attack cities. After more than a hundred years of fighting with our big men, we can learn a little bit. Especially at night, you must be extra vigilant."
Huo Jin nodded repeatedly: "Liu Jian and Lei Guan are on both sides of me, don't worry, brother!"
Su Ren did not have many soldiers and horses, so he could only rely on the advantage of Yanmen Pass to block the possibility of the Huns entering the Han Dynasty. In this battle, his task was the easiest. He did not need to march in concealment or go around to ambush, he only needed to go to Yanmen Pass.
As long as the Huns don't come, it will be a great achievement for him. This is probably also the result of Emperor Liu Che's care.
The black smoke in Mayi City is still rising, like a pillar stretching into the sky. When the south wind blows, it tilts towards the north and is blown away after a while. No bird likes to go to that kind of place, it is too murderous.
Heavy, animals' senses are very sensitive. Starting from yesterday, the Xiongnu army marched towards Mayi one after another, but the king's tent of Shanyu always remained in place.
Su Ren knew that the Chanyu must have discovered the danger, so he was still waiting and watching. As a Chanyu, his natural vigilance might be able to save him this time, but Su Ren knew that no matter how the Chanyu won or lost this time, his
Shanyu has come to an end.
A pigeon rushed down to Yanmen Pass, disappeared into the low houses and streets, and disappeared. It was something Su Ren made to deliver messages, and it had not been used by the court yet. He sat on the tower and waited for Han Qing to come.
Sure enough, Han Qing panted and climbed up the tower, holding a piece of curled paper in his hand.
"Sir, the news about the wolf living in Xushan!" Han Qing handed the note in his hand to Su Ren. He didn't need to tell the content.
After reading the note, he threw it down the wall. Su Ren stood up from the Grand Master's chair and said, "It seems that Shan Yu is in danger this time. Send someone to tell Yu Shan and ask him to set off for Langjuxu immediately."
Han Qing promised and turned around to get off the city wall. The city wall at Yanmen Pass has not been repaired for a long time, and the stone strips on it have not been smoothed, so you still have to stumble when you walk on it. The female wall is made of blue bricks, and there are brick thorns on it.
He took a handful and the whole palm of his hand turned red. After walking around the city wall and saying hello to the familiar officers and soldiers, Su Ren completed today's mission and went down to the city to return to his commander's tent.
The people he sent for have already arrived, including military officers, merchants, common people, and even a few captured Huns spies. Su Ren motioned for everyone to sit down, and then said: "I'm afraid you already know what's going on.
It's going very well, and it will start in three to five days. The reason for inviting everyone here this time is for the reconstruction of Mayi. Mayi is a good place, between the inner and outer Great Wall, and you can get whatever you want here.
Goods, as long as you have money, so I am still prepared to rebuild Mayi, and in order to prevent Mayi from being occupied like this for the second time, repairing Mayi this time will be a big siege. No matter what you did before,
As long as you want to stay in Mayi, then work hard and the benefits will never be less."
"Isido, you are a Huns and you surrendered after being captured. You probably won't be able to go back, so I would like to ask you to organize a group of people to build a caravan. Maybe you are qualified?"
Yisiduo was originally a Hun scout captain. After being captured by Su Ren's men, he was the first one to surrender. Such a person must not be killed, so Su Ren kept him for other Huns.
Be a role model.
After listening to Su Ren's words, Yi Siduo stood up quickly: "The villain can just follow the general's orders and obey them!" (To be continued)
