Fu Song

Chapter 427
Now is not the best time to wage war on a large scale.

Luo Gang knew this point better than Wang Zhu.

The foundation of Guizhou Road is really weak. When Xiao Cheng was running Qianxinan earlier, he relied more on external blood transfusions. However, with the establishment of Guizhou Road, the plate is getting bigger and bigger, and it is almost impossible to rely on external blood transfusions. , What we have to do now is to develop our own potential.

Dozens of merchants in the Federation have basically ensured that the commercial routes on Guizhou Road are safe. It can be said that under Xiao Cheng's special attention, the business activity on Guizhou Road has far exceeded that of the surrounding areas.

But this is just one aspect.

It is far from being able to solve the fundamental problem of Guizhou Road.

Therefore, there are some subversive policies such as land reform and household contracting.

Although these policies ensure the rights and interests of the local big households, and more to disperse the rights and interests owned by the government, but if you want to get the support of the local people and see the effect, it will not be possible within three to five years. .

At this time, Xiao Cheng naturally didn't want to fight.

Maybe it's because of Xiao Cheng's great reputation, even though Xiao Cheng now disguises himself as a harmless little white rabbit, Dali Gao Yingde on the side still thinks that he is a fierce tiger eyeing Dali.

This is naturally Gao Yingde's deepest understanding of Xiao Cheng, and at the same time, it is also one of Gao Yingde's means to solve domestic problems and replace Duan's family.

With the addition of the two, Gao Yingde thought he would act first.

This is what Gao Yingde wants, but not what Xiao Cheng wants.

Judging from the information sent back by Huiyuan, the first to attack should be Gao Yingxiang's tribe entrenched in Liupanshui and their allies, the Sanman tribe of Xuzhou.

They are pioneers, and at the same time, they are also a large-scale exploration.

This trial of defeating the opponent with the power of thunder and lightning, let the opponent realize the strength of Guizhou Road with the momentum of Mount Tai, and realize that by launching a war with Guizhou Road, what they gain and what they are about to lose will be far from being achieved Proportionally, this war will only make them lose more.

In this way, the war will come to an abrupt end.

Guizhou Road will usher in a rare development time.

Even if Gao Yingde did not give up after one defeat, he would have to re-plan and deploy the war without the assistance of the Sanman Division in Syria. As a result, the war would have to drag on for another year half load.

For Guizhou Road, every day that passes, the balance of victory will shift to them by one more point.

"Fight the Wumeng tribe in Zhaotong?" Looking at the small flag on the sand table that Wang Zhu was pointing at, Luo Gang felt trembling. "From Bijie to Zhaotong, it takes a total of five hundred miles, almost across the entire sphere of influence of the three barbarians in Syria. Why do I think that you are not going to fight, but more like going to die?"

Wang Zhu laughed: "The specific battle plan has already been sent to Futai Mansion, so it depends on how Futai decides! Mr. Fu, the most important thing in this battle is to establish our prestige and let the opponent realize our strength. , not in how many enemies you kill, nor how much territory you can occupy.”

"In this case, all the cavalry will be required to fight, but the Sirius Army only has one battalion with [-] cavalry." Luo Gang shook his head.

"I have already suggested to Futai to transfer the cavalry battalion of the Tianwu Army to join the battle. One thousand cavalry is enough."

"Since the requirement is fast, we have to consider the factor of horses. Where do you get so many horses?" Speaking of this, Luo Gang couldn't help but miss the time when he was in the northwest.

Back then there was no need to worry about horses at all.

Iron harriers are equipped with one man, two horses or even three horses, but in the southwest, it is pitiful. Regardless of the cavalry battalion of the army, it can guarantee that the cavalry of [-] people is full and full of cavalry. son.

"There is no shortage of horses in the Three Barbarians of Xuzhou!" Wang Zhu said, "Master Fu must have forgotten that in the past two years, one of the key points of our business with them is war horses? The horses on their side are not as good as those in Beidi." The horse is tall and has strong sprinting power, but when it comes to endurance, there is really nothing to say!"

"Grab it now!" Luo Gang was speechless.

"Isn't it?" Wang Zhu said with a smile.

Three days later, Wu Ke arrived in Bijie with Xiao Cheng's handwritten order.

Five days later, Fan Yifei personally led the cavalry battalion of the Tianwu Army to Bijie and joined Wang Zhu quietly.

"General Fan, why are you here in person?" Seeing Fan Yifei, Wang Zhu was naturally surprised and delighted.

Why did Wang Zhu hope that the cavalry battalion of the Tianwu Army would assist him instead of the cavalry of other armies?An important reason is Fan Yifei.

Fan Yifei, who was born as a scout, attaches great importance to the cavalry under his command, which is unmatched by other armies. Fan Yifei even served as the commander of the cavalry battalion of the Tianwu Army himself.

If it is said that the cavalry under Wang Zhu's command is good at rushing and attacking strongholds, then the cavalry under Fan Yifei's command is best at light cavalry raids and various abilities to survive in the wild. Almost every cavalry is a qualified the scout.

It's just that Wang Zhu didn't expect Fan Yifei to come in person.

"How can I not come to such an interesting event in person?" Fan Yifei smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have reported it to Futai, and this battle, I am your pawn, and you will command everything."

Wang Zhu smiled, and felt relieved.

He is at the same level as Fan Yifei, and his qualifications are similar. The two of them participated in this battle at the same time. If there is no priority, what should we do if we disagree with each other?
That would be wrong.

"You're gone, what about Guanling?"

"At Guanling, we are preparing for defense to prevent the opponent from attacking suddenly. My lieutenant general is much better at defending this kind of thing than me. I can rest assured that I leave it to him." Fan Yifei smiled and said, "And, All the troops and horses are already making preparations, and as soon as our side succeeds or the Dali side starts to attack, all the troops will move forward quickly. You also know that the advance speed of our troops is far faster than that of any other army."

"That's true!" Luo Gang said: "Chongwen has always paid attention to the speed of the army's transfer. Back then, the speed of the Guangrui Army's infantry made the Liao Army amazed. Lang listened to Chongwen's advice and worked hard to establish it."

"However, in the past two years, the prices of donkeys and mules, let alone horses, have skyrocketed on our roads in Guizhou!" Fan Yifei laughed.

"After teaching the three barbarians of Xuzhou a lesson this time, and then bringing them to our side, there will be no shortage of horses in the future!" Wang Zhu said. "Speaking of which, I quite like the horses produced there. They are hardworking and not squeamish. They are better than the Northland horses."

A thousand cavalry took a short rest in Bijie and set off quietly in the early morning.

Luo Gang prepared ten days of supplies for them.

The fried rice noodles were mixed with salt, vinegar and other condiments, and even some sesame seeds were added to it. Each person had a specially made bamboo tube to hold drinking water. The cavalrymen under Wang Zhu each had a divine crossbow and twenty crossbow arrows. , but the cavalry of the Tianwu Army inherited Fan Yifei's tradition, each with a bow to defeat the enemy, and thirty feathered arrows, they can shoot on horseback.

In the thin mist, Luo Gangzhu and the cavalry disappeared from his field of vision, and the worry on his face did not emerge until this moment.

No matter how confident he appeared in front of the army before, such a military operation itself is full of variables, and there is only a thin line between winning and losing.

And now, the only thing he can do is wait.

Good news, or bad news.

Wu Jing is just sixteen years old this year. In Mangbu, sixteen years old is considered an adult. The first thing to do is to join the tribe's army and become a member of the tribe's protection. Every year, he has to serve in the army for three months .After the three-month period expires, you can return home and wait for the next year to come again.

But when the period expired in March this year, Wu Jing couldn't go home, because the chief of the tribe had spoken, and everyone could only stay in the army.

This made Wu Jing very annoyed, because the family had promised him that his daughter-in-law would get married after returning home from the military service this time. As a result, the fixed wedding date would inevitably be postponed.

The experienced veterans in the army were a little uneasy. They knew that under such circumstances, it was very likely that there would be another conflict.

As for who the target is, it seems self-evident.

In the past, they always fought back and forth with the Luo family's ghost country, but now the Luo family's ghost country is gone, and it has been replaced by the Song army.

Everyone is not afraid of fighting with the Luo family's ghost country, but conflicting with Da Song is another concept.

The little soldiers below can't figure it out, our Xuzhou is said to be under the rule of the Song Dynasty. Is this a rebellion?
Of course, these words can only be spread in private.

As a group of people at the lowest level in the Mangbu, they have no other choice but to obey.

Although Wu Jing is young and inexperienced, he also knows that something is wrong, because in the past, there were only forty or fifty people stationed here, mainly collecting taxes from the caravans passing by.

Zhenxiong is close to Bijie, which is the only way to go from Xuzhou to Bijie. The tax revenue here is very considerable after a year.It is one of the main sources of income for the Ministry of Mang.

But from these two sources, people arrived one after another, and now the number of people has doubled, and there are more than one hundred people.Moreover, the number of caravans is decreasing sharply. In the past two days, Wu Jing has not seen even one caravan.

In the past, there were endless caravans from Xuzhou to Bijie, and the money there was very easy to make.

Wu Jing put the back basket in place, supported it stably, and placed a large bucket half a person's height in the back basket. As young soldiers who had just joined the army, of course they had to do the chores of fetching water and chopping firewood.

A bucket of water weighs seventy or eighty catties!In the past, forty or fifty people could carry a dozen or so buckets, which was barely enough, but now that the number of people has doubled, Wu Jing has to carry more than a dozen buckets of water, and the workload has doubled all of a sudden. , Is there any reason not to complain?
Touching the red and swollen marks on the shoulders worn by the slender strips, Wu exclaimed, after going back this time, he must make a leather vest.

There were two sets of armor at home, one iron armor, which was worn away by the eldest brother, and one pair of leather armor, which was given to the second brother, but when he came to him, there was nothing left.If you want it, you have to earn it yourself.

However, Wu Jing has no complaints about such a distribution, because he has not contributed much to the family yet!Now the family is supported by the eldest and second brothers, and the money they ask for their daughter-in-law is saved by the eldest and second brothers.

Besides, the eldest brother is the bodyguard next to the chief, so naturally he has to have a pair of iron armor to protect his face. The second brother went to the Shimen tribe to make a living, and also joined a team leader. Now everyone in the village envies his family!It is said that the Wu family is in their generation, but they are about to develop.

The Wu family has three sons, and all of them are tall and big. Although Wu Jing is only sixteen years old, compared to his peers, he is already a head taller.

Picking up the small bucket, he fetched a bucket of water from the river, poured it into the big bucket in the back basket, looked up at the stockade outside Lixu, Wu Jing pursed his mouth.

Not long after dawn, most of the guys are still sleeping late, that is, those who joined this year will get up to carry water, chop firewood, cook, and serve these uncles.

But next year, I don't have to do it myself, because newer guys will come in.

Just boil it again.

Thinking of this, Wu Jing became more energetic, filled the big bucket to the brim, and then put the small bucket in the big bucket to hold down the water, lest the water splash out when walking on the road, wasting his energy in vain.

Taking a deep breath, just as he was about to bend down to pick up the bucket, he suddenly felt the ground trembling slightly, and he couldn't help but startled. Then, there was a faint thunder-like sound, and Wu Jing looked up at the sky. The sun has lit up the sky from the other side of the mountain.

He fell to the ground all of a sudden, and put his ears on the ground, but after hearing it, his face turned pale.

It's cavalry, lots of cavalry.

This skill was taught to him by his eldest brother Xiumu!
Wu Jing jumped up and was about to run towards the stockade when he saw black cavalry rushing towards him in the distance. Seeing the scale, Wu Jing gasped.

In the blink of an eye, Wu Jing saw that his village was on fire, and the cavalry passed through the village, with bright red liquid dripping from the swords and guns in their hands.

He saw a companion escape from the inside. It was the old guy who often scolded him and was also their leader. He was riding on a horse with a bare back, and he patted the horse's buttocks with his palms desperately.

But an enemy with a knife quickly chased after him. With just one knife, Wu Jing saw the old guy's head fly up.

It seemed that some cavalry had noticed Wu Jing who was standing on the river bank not far away, and with a whistle, several war horses rushed towards this side.

Wu Jing turned around and ran towards the Chishui River.

Behind him, the sound of horseshoes was getting closer and closer. Without any hesitation, Wu Jing leaped into the surging Chishui River, took a deep breath, plunged down, and when his head came out again, it was dozens of miles away from the shore. step away.

He turned his head and saw a few cavalry hovering on the river bank for a while, then turned around and chased the large army away.

Killed and burned the village, and then did not stop at all.

Wu Jing drifted far downstream, then got up, and ran all the way in the direction of Zhenxiong, regardless of his wet body.

Song people came to kill,
Song's army is coming!
(End of this chapter)