Seeing that the pottery merchant had no objections, the distinguished families immediately discussed some details, then left immediately and went back to prepare things.
Seeing that the noble family had left, Bao Xin hurriedly asked Tao Shang: "Master Tao, you agreed to the noble family's request so easily. You must know that there are so many soldiers in Baibo. Zibo City is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If we conquer it before the end of the year, I'm afraid it will be too late."
It was too hasty."
Wang Kuang also agreed: "Yes, what should we do if we can't defeat him?"
The potter turned his head and looked at the two of them as if he were a gorilla, his eyes full of suspicion and confusion.
"If we can't fight it down... we can't fight it back. What else can we do? Can he still force us to send our things back?"
Bao Xin and Wang Kuang were stunned when they heard this.
What you say... there's really nothing wrong with it!
Han Hao sighed deeply from the side.
The four prominent families were still there, agreeing with this boy on a certain year to eradicate thieves... and letting others play with them again.
Wang Kuang coughed and turned the matter to the topic of defeating the Baibo bandits, saying: "Since the four prominent families have agreed to our conditions, what are the next steps to attack the bandits?"
After hearing this, the pottery merchant secretly thought to himself that Wang Kuangji was the thief... After we had successfully negotiated with a distinguished family, he became the opponent's "promise me to wait". But when we were talking, why didn't he see "I wait" come out to help me?
The mantis stalks the cicada but the oriole is behind, so he is the winner.
Bao Xin was good at fighting and had many dealings with the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in the past. In particular, the main force of the Fuyun Yellow Turban Army led by Jie Tianyaksha Heman was defeated by Bao Xin in the first place.
Therefore, Bao Xin's idea about the combat power of the White Wave Yellow Turban Army is that although there are many people, the combat power should not be very strong.
"Although the Baibo Army is said to have more than 100,000 troops, most of them were just ordinary people in the past. Those who can really be called an army cannot exceed tens of thousands, and the elite soldiers, in someone's opinion, are only tens of thousands."
Yu Ren! Bao analyzed that the reason why the Baibo bandits were able to defeat Niu Fu last year was because there were many Kwantung rebels at that time. Dong Zhuo, the old thief, couldn't even look east. How could there be so many elite soldiers to deal with the Baibo bandits? Niu Fu was a nepotistic general.
, Tuo was defeated in the war, and his performance cannot be judged! We only need to gather our troops and annihilate all their elites in one battle, and then the bandit army will be dispersed!"
Frankly speaking, Wang Kuang has not been in office for a long time as the prefect of Hanoi. The last time the Bai Bo army marched south across Hanoi County, Wang Kuang had not yet arrived, so he did not know much about the Bai Bo bandits. Now he heard Bao Xin
He quite agreed with his analysis. He turned to look at Tao Shang and said, "What do you think, Mr. Tao?"
Tao Shang saw the contempt for Bai Bojun in Bao Xin's eyes and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Bao Xin has been in charge of the army for many years. In the past, he was appointed by the imperial court to encircle and suppress small groups of Yellow Turbans. Each time, he achieved great success, so it is normal to underestimate the Baibo Army.
I just hope that such thoughts will not cause any bitter consequences to him in the future.
The pottery merchant thought for a while and said: "I don't really care whether I can defeat the elite Baibo bandits. After all, the Baibo army is a bandit who built a city in a valley and lived in a corner. They have no taxes, no farming, no production, and no logistics.
The guarantee and the structure of the military are not very clear. Such a force, given to Guo Da one million people, will not last long in this world... What I care about is mainly their people."
Bao Xin was quite curious and asked: "What does this mean?"
The pottery merchant sighed and said: "The Baibo bandits have more than 100,000 people under their command. Most of them are just refugees because they can't survive. They became bandits as a last resort in the past... I am thinking about how to do it without harming them too much.
It is good if we can save the lives of these thieves, whether they are rehabilitated as people or as soldiers."
Purchasing agents from the previous era and the later era are reflected here again. Bao Xin and Wang Kuang strongly disagreed with this idea of the pottery merchants.
"Master Tao." Bao Xin frowned and said: "We are fighting against the bandits because we are loyal to the country! We report to the emperor and care for the gentry. No matter what they were in the past, those Baibo bandits have definitely become bandits and vassals.
Rebellion is no longer worthy of sympathy! Even if Bao kills all these people and makes them 'Jingguan', they will only get the fate they deserve, and they will have no worries!"
Wang Kuang also nodded and said: "Yes, Mr. Tao, if these bandits and untouchables are loyal to the public and abide by the law, it would be fine. But if they turn out to be rebels, they should be killed as a warning. Otherwise, how can we control the people of the world... Besides, there are so many
Man, I still have to settle things later, aren’t you causing trouble for me?”
Tao Shang sighed. He knew in his heart that Wang Kuang and Bao Xin's ideas were not in line with him at the moment.
Forget it, if they don’t want to... If you don’t want these people, I will.”
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Baibo Valley, Zibo City.
"Pa!" Guo Da slapped Li Le hard on the ear, his eyes filled with anger, and his lips were trembling with anger.
"How many times have I told you that you are not allowed to rob noble families, and you are not allowed to plunder noble families... but you have turned a deaf ear to my words? The last time I went out to the stronghold, it was not enough to hijack once, but I secretly sent out troops to rob again! What are you doing?
Do you think I am dead?!"
Li Le, the fourth son of the Baibo Army, got slapped in the mouth by Guo Da. Instead of getting angry, he knelt down to Guo Da with a "pop" and cried: "Boss!"
"Call Qu Shuai!" Guo Da said fiercely.
"Qu Shuai! Brother, I...was wronged!"
Guo Da's eyes gradually narrowed, and he stared at Li Le, who was kneeling on the ground crying for injustice for a long time, and shouted angrily: "Now it has spread throughout the Three Rivers Land, saying that the people who hijacked the property of Hanoi's prominent families are your subordinates, Marshal Li.
, why are you still here shouting grievances against me?!"
Li Le sobbed and nodded: "Boss! You know me. Although I, Fourth, am a bit messy in my daily work, I always abide by your instructions and act prudently, and never use any pretense!"
The boss asked me to go east, but brother, I never dared to take a look to the west! You don’t want to rob the famous families. This is because you are afraid of the famous families’ determined support of the local counties and counties against us. I have always kept this in mind! I will definitely
There’s no disobedience at all! Boss, please believe me for once, it’s really not me this time!”
Hearing this, Guo Da seemed to hesitate...
It stands to reason that Li Le, a reckless man, is usually a little confused, but when it comes to his level of loyalty, there is really nothing to say. Logically speaking, he will not disobey the Iron Order in the Valley that he promulgated...
But what is really happening now is the news that Li Le's men have kidnapped prominent families in Hanoi County several times...
Next to Guo Da, Yang Feng, the second leader of the Baibo Army, said in a sinister voice: "Brother, although your words are sincere, they may not be accurate. If you don't send troops, won't your men leave the valley without authorization?"
Hunting for wild food?”
Li Le heard this and shouted angrily: "Yang Feng! What do you mean? If there are thousands of people hunting wild food in the valley, how could we not know about it?!"
Yang Feng said slowly: "We brothers are in charge of the army and garrison respectively, and we stick to the important roads at the valley entrances. Each of us has different duties. We don't interfere with each other on weekdays. Fourth brother, you are in charge of the valley entrance. No one can get out. As brothers, naturally
It’s not clear anymore.”
The Baibo Army is a bandit system with no clear military management system. The five major commanders all have their own trusted soldiers. Although the leader is Guo Da, they all have the prestige and strength to command their own troops.
Li Le's teeth were itching with anger: "Yang Feng! What do you mean! Or are you saying that I secretly sent troops! You... how dare you spread rumors to hurt me!"
"Okay!" Guo Da punched the table hard and said angrily: "Stop arguing! It's over!"
Yang Feng and Li Le were silent after hearing Guo Da's anger.
"What is going on, I will find out when I look back! The top priority is that the prominent families in Hanoi must already hate us deeply, and Bao Buqi is now involved with the government and the army... If they have the support of the prominent families, Wang Kuang and others will
With enough protection, we can attack our Baibo Valley! The most urgent task is to reorganize our troops and see how to retreat from the enemy!"
Sanqushuai Han Xian smiled and said: "Brother, there is no need to worry about this. Niu Fu is not our opponent, so why are Wang Kuang, Bao Xin and the like?"
Guo Da shook his head and said: "Brothers, please don't underestimate them. Back then, Niu Fu was just Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, a nepotistic general. He didn't have any outstanding achievements, and his military skills were quite mediocre. We can defeat him."
It’s not that our troops are very powerful... If Li Jue’s Flying Bear Army from the Xiliang Army were replaced, I’m afraid it might not be so easy to deal with..."
Old Five Hu Cai also said: "Wang Kuang once fought Dong Zhuo head-on in Hanoi. Although he lost, he still fought with some vigour. I heard that Bao Xin was a fierce general under He Jin in the past. We must not be careless.
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Yang Feng stood up and said with a smile: "What are you brothers afraid of him doing? Zibo City is built on a cliff, while Baibo Valley is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Let's hold the main road and defend it with bows, arrows, wood and rolling stones. We forgive him for thousands of years."
Even if Bao Xin and Wang Kuang are difficult to deal with, what's the use? If they can't be defeated, they can't be defeated! If we wait for a long time, the other army will not be able to respond, and the morale of the army will be in chaos.
If we take advantage of the situation in the valley to cover up the enemy, it won't actually be a problem if we want to retreat."